Cameron County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Henry Chesnutch, Cameron County, Texas, 1867

James Henry Chesnutch registered to vote in Cameron County on August 31, 1867. He reported New York as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 of them in Cameron County. The registrar wrote "Colored. Duplicate" beside his name. Cameron County registered 99 freedmen in 1867, 13% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with New York and Texas marked
Born in New York, registered in Cameron County, Texas
New York
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1865
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Cameron County

James Henry Chesnutch

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Henry Chesnutch
Place of birth
New York
County of registration
Cameron County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 31, 1867
Years in Texas
2 years 5 months
Years in Cameron County
2 years 5 months
Years in the precinct
3 months
Remarks, as written
"Colored. Duplicate"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Cameron County highlighted
Cameron County on the 1870 county map

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 8 of the Cameron County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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